Homeopathic Materia Medica by Nash

BENZOIC ACID

(benz-ac)

The grand central characteristic of this remedy is found in the urine, which is scanty, of a DARKBROWNCOLOR (like French brandy), THEURINOUSODORBEINGHIGHLYINTENSIFIED. This odor comes at the TIMEOFPASSING and remains afterward. One need not wait on a long-standing specimen to find it. It is found in connection with rheumatism, quinsy, dropsy, diarrhoea, headache and other diseases. Of course many other remedies have offensive urine, like NITRICACID urine offensive like HORSE urine, BERBERIS, but the deposit is turbid, CALCAREAOSTREARUM, but the deposit is white. BENZOICACID often smells horribly, with no deposit at all. Both BENZOICACID and BERBERIS are great remedies for arthritic troubles with the urinary symptoms. LYCOPODIUM and LITHIUMCARB. also claim attention in this affection, the concomitants deciding the choice. I have seen wonderful relief from BENZOICACID in nephritic colic with the characteristic offensive urine. In dribbling of urine of old men with enlarged prostate it has also done good service. The urine in the clothing scents the whole room. Menstrual

difficulties and prolapsus uteri with the characteristic urinary symptoms are also relieved by it. Heart troubles of rheumatic origin also. So we have a widely diversified list of diseases in which this remedy is THEONE, and all seem to be connected with this one strong characteristic symptom.